Fall runways: a feast for the eyes

March 12, 2013

Updated Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.

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The recent Balenciaga 2013 fall runway show finale in Paris. At his debut for Balenciaga, the designer Alexander Wang showed that he could design for a major house. VALERIO MEZZANOTTI, THE NEW YORK TIMES

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A model wears a wool jacket, brushed wool pencil skirt and a knit top at the Rochas fall 2013 runway show in Paris recently. VALERIO MEZZANOTTI, THE NEW YORK TIMES

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A model wears a textured knit jacket and skinny wool pants at Balenciaga's fall 2013 show in Paris recently. VALERIO MEZZANOTTI, THE NEW YORK TIMES

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A model wears a crackled knit top at Balenciaga's fall 2013 show in Paris recently. VALERIO MEZZANOTTI, THE NEW YORK TIMES

The recent Balenciaga 2013 fall runway show finale in Paris. At his debut for Balenciaga, the designer Alexander Wang showed that he could design for a major house.VALERIO MEZZANOTTI, THE NEW YORK TIMES

The fall runways from New York to Paris signaled not much change but a deepening of an aesthetic that started a few years ago. Florals have morphed into prehistoric ferns, shoulders are sharp but more exaggerated, fur-collared coats worn by models who look beautiful but messy; the T-strap shoe silhouette is back but built up to dominatrix levels (Ferragamo) and color is richer, deeper, darker ...

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